MEDFORT) ' TRIBUNE, MTDFORD, OREO ON", S ATTTRB'W. DECEMBER 22, "1023
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SAYS TAX LEVY
WILL BE LOWER SGHr
County Judge George Gardner said
today In reply to a communication by
Attorney' John Carktn, the state tax
had not been certified when the coun
ty tax supervision commission .. met
fhd iJ"" "1 agrcment bet,wf n
that the levy would be made In ac
cordance with that certified to by the
stato tax commission. It has been re-
reivea since ana the levy will bo 7.15
mills for state tax this year.
. Mr. Gardner also says the county
and state levies will be 3M mills
lower than last year, owing to re
duction in state levy, . decrease In gen
eral outstanding wnrrnntH nnri thn
fir finn.nnn in ,npj hnnH. ih. ho,.
been paid.
KLAMATH DISTRICT
W. II. Crawford, head of the Indus
trial development department of the
California . Oregon Power company has
MQBFM JOB ..-
Just completed a highly Interesting Canada, received a well-earned decls
nnd creditable survey to bo put out in ,on ov01' Artle Shlere of St. Paul,
pamphlot form,. by the company, of Minn., in a fifteen round main event
Klamath county, covering comprchen- hore last night.
slvely the population, climatic Condi-1 ' .' ' X '
tions, agriculture,, timber, transpor-l PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 22. Billy
tntlon and general charcteristics of Mascot, Portland boxer, won a ton
that county. . round decision from Danny Edwards,
i He will also make a similar survey Portland, last night. The men are
of Jackson nnd the other counties in bantamweights. Weldon Wing got a
the nower romnanv'n terrltnrv. in linn ten round decision from Mike Depiuto
with ih ,.nmnai,v ,,nii... r !
Ing for legitimate expansion of every
industrial possibility in these counties,!
by disclosing to Investing cauital each
county' raw material, wealth, aeri-
culture, timber, t minerals and the
like. The survey for Jackson county
will be. awaited with much interest.
Medford Girls Shaken
. : Up in Auto Wreck
. Leila Debley, Doris Kindle and Lu
cile Abbott-were returning to the
city this morning In an auto driven
by l,ee Goodman, after having attend
ed tho Jacksonville school Christmas
tree -celebration and ' remaining all
night In Jacksonville when the car,
tnrnlntr nut. tn ux-nlil thro, e-nvern-
merft friicks on! Hie road,' skidded" and :
turned, around, -the end of tho car:
striking one of the trucks. I
Miss Debley and Miss Kindle wore;qui tne rjgi,t 0f priority In challenge
knocked unconscious and the others , for the tltle m the future.
were badly shaken up, but there were.
no serious Injuries.
Russia Has Enough
Of Swiss Hospitality
GENEVA, Dec. 22. Foreign Minis-"
ter Tchltcherin o? soviet .Russia re
plying to the Invitation by the league
of nations to send soviet' experts to
the .'international naval commission.
meeting in Geneva In January to
i study the question of extending the
Washington naval . accords ' to the
eastern nations, declared the soviet
government was ready to send naval
experts to collaborate In disarmament
consultations upon condition that the
commission did not meet within Swiss
territory.
' Eplnard to Race Here In 1924.
NEW YORK, Dec. 22. Eplnard,
French thoroughbred champion, will
race .the pick of next year's American
four year olds In threo races next
September and October, two on met
ropolitan tracks and one In Kentucky,
M. Pierre Werthelmer, owner of En-
Inard, revealed today, before sailing
for Franco.
"YOU JUST KNOW
SHE WEARS THEM"
Silk Stockings
Like Fine Gloves
are always individually selected
for different costumes and occa
sions by - women who ' appreciate
the distinctiveness of details.
An interesting clocking a shade
to match the gown exactly or a
lacy design of unusual beauty, v
sure to designate the wearer of
McCallum Silk Hosiery.
THE HUB
Shoe Store
Across Street from Hotel Nash
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BY MIKE YOKEL
Mike Yokel of Salt Lake won the
wrestling match from Gua gchneldau
at the armory Friday night by de
fault, before a small crowd
Schneldau won the first fall In "36
minutes with a wrlstlock." When the
men returned to the mat, Schneldau
had Yokel in three bad places with
head locks, his own favorite hold. In
a mix-up Schneidau was thrown
heavily that he had the wind knocked
out of him, and had to bo carried to
ma uieHtuug room. Auer len uiin
utes, Referee Murtin Rowers of Gold
Hill announced that Schneldau wan
unable to return.'
As far as It went, it was a good
match, with both contestants showing
skill, speed and science.
EDMONTON, Alta., Deo. 22. Vic
Foley of Vancouver, B. C, claimant of
the bantamweight championship , of
Both men are featherweights from
Portland.
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PORTLAND. Ore., Dec. 22 Oregon
Agricultural collego basketball play-
era are ready to leave Christmas day
for California where they will play
eight or nine games. Coach Hager
has chosen eight men for the trip.
They are Gill. Carlos Steele, Loris
Bnker. Red Ridings, George Brown,
John Eilcrtson,. Johnny Kolkana and
Stoddard.
PARIS. Dec. 22. The council of the
French boxing federation has formal'
ly . deprived Eugene Crlqul of the
featherweight championship ' of
France, conferring It upon Eduoard
Mascart, who laBt Tuesday defeated
Henri Hebrans of Belgium. The coun
cil which recently decided that be
cause of Crlqul's inability to moet
Mas'cart because of Injuries,
tho lnl
ter should be proclaimed champion if
he defeated Hebrans, lias given Crl-
NEW YORK. Abe Stone of Phlla
delphla outpointed Billy Shade of Cal
ifornia in a twelve round bout, ac
cording to the judges' decision.
PRINCETON, N. J. William N.
Roper announced that he would re
tire as coach of the Princeton foot
ball team at the close of the 1924 sea
son.
FAVOR
TO GET TOURISTS
SEATTLE, Dec. 22. A Joint adver
tising campaign to stimulate tourist
travel to tho Pacific Northwest from
California In. the Bpring -as under
discussion at a conference here to
day. In attendance were .representiu
tives of Tacowa, Belllngham and Seat
tle in Washington and Vancouver, and
Victoria in British Columbia. News
paper advertising was advocated.
HAS YACHTING PARTY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. The May
flower was ordered to her dock today
to take President and Mrs. Coolldge
and several guests on another Satur
day afternoon and evening cruise
down tho Potomac. ' '
the guests Invited included several
members of congress, as on last Sat
urday, when the chief executive and
Mrs. Coolldge took a trip on the
Mayflower as far as Quantico, Va., and
return, with dinner on board.
The guests Invited to accompany the
President and Mrs, Coolldge and their
sons John and Calvin. Jr., included the
Socretary of Agriculture and. Mrs.
Wallace; Senator Watson of Indiana
and Mrs. Watson; Sonator Fess of
Ohio and Mrs. Fess: former Governor
Clement of Vermont and Mr. and Mrs.
Horace Brown, his son-in-law and
daughter; John T. Adams, chairman
of the republican national committee,
and Mrs. Adams and Frank W. Stearns
of Boston.
Kmtfmfr Killed In .Wreck.
MARIETTA. Ga., Dec. 22. Engi
neer J. W. Brown was killed and two
members of the crew were slightly In
jured when the Dixie limited pf the
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
railroad was wrecked at Kenesaw,
ner here today. The engine turned
over and the- baggage car and
Pullinnns left the rails.
Ho passengers were injured.
two
Mosquitoes On Golf
Course in Winter
Too Much for John
.
TORONTO, Dec. 22. Unable
to work in such fine, spring-liko
weather, John Rothwell unlim
bered his golf bag yesterday for
round over the llumber valley
course.
John is a good golfer but he
had one of the poorest cards of
his career and for tho first time
an alibi.
'Tarnation!" ho said, "whereis
the fallow that can putt with a
Bwarm of inosquitos pestering
him!"
Then ho went homo wearing a
flower he had picked from the
course.' - 1 .
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Claims Prohibition
Costs Barley Grower
$70,000,000 a Year
ST. PAUU Minn., Dec. 22. Prohi
bition costs the northwest farmers
$70,000,000 a 'year in income lost by
the absence of any considerable de
mand for barley through the cessation
of manufacture of alcoholic beverages
On a legitimate commercial basis, ac
cording to E. G. Quammo, president of
the federal land bank in this section.
Medford and Southern Oregon illlil
We extend oftr congratulations to the Jackson County ' 1
I Bank' upon the occasion of their formal opening today I 111 f
ti; of their greatly improved quarters. . '
' f Jisll Forward Medford and Southern Oregon! Another ' flliB i ! I
iifflii milestone of progress in the financial and commercial If llfl 11 1 r
ill development of this community. 1 1
Illlil This expansion is also a sign of the increased prosperity 11 If II
ill fflB Medford and Southern Oregon is enjoying and of faith , ' Si if '
if til FARMERS & FRUITGROWERS BANK 11 j I
III ill FIRSTNAT10NALBANK MEDFORD NATIONAL BANK ' '
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RECEIVE LARGEST
The largest incoming Christmas
mail ever received in Medford In any
one day was assembled i nthe post
office last night, the most of which ar
rived on the second section of south
bound train No. 13, at 5 p. m. It con
sisted of 375 sacks of Christmas par
cels and three sacks of letters and post
cards.
All of this mall was gott n ready
during the night for delivery by this
morning, and will all havo been deliv
ered by this evening. Another heavy
Christmas mail will bo In late this af
ternoon and. evening. '
The postbffice will mako an extra
delivery Sunday of. all parcols receiv
ed by early Sunday morning. The par
cels and other mail arriving Sunday
and early Monday morning will all be
delivered during the day Monday,
which leaves only parcels arriving
Tuesday morning and forenoon to be
delivered by Tuesday noon, when the
postofflce stliff, by departmental or
ders from Washington, will cense to
function for that day.
Mrs. Ford Pays Over
$1000 for Privilege
Shopping in New York
.NEW YORK, Dec. 22. Mrs.
Honry Ford spent today shop-
ping in this city. It cost her
$1241.50 in carfare to make the
trip. Shecamo In the FovJ prl-
vato railway car, Fair Lane,
which. In addition to Mis. Ford
carried her maid, her secretary
and several guests.
Although Mr. Ford is president
of a railroad he did not ask that
his private car be carried free by
tho roads and paid 25 full fares
from Dotrolt to Now York and
back. 4
Mrs. Ford declined to discuss
her husband's support of PresI-
dent Coolldgo. She said she
would bo plnd to talk about it If
she woron't so tlrod aftor hor
day's shopping.
' Turkey 35 Cents In Frisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Doc. 23. Christ
mas turkey Is hovering around 35 and
3G cents a pound to the "ultimate con
sumer," according to tho figures glv
en out today by the stato division or
markets of tho department of agriculture.
COOPER MILLS, Malno, Dec. 22.
Three women were Bhot to death In a
lonoly farm house here today. John
Snow, their alleged assailant, was be
lloved to be dying from a self Inflicted
bullot wound.
The dead: Mrs. Ruth Brann, Mrs.
Eva Eaton and Mrs. Ida Snow, wife
of Snow. The women lived togother
and it was understood they were sis
tors. Late today it was found that prior
to shooting tho threo women Snow
had shot and killed Mrs. Frank Jewett,
wife of Deputy Sheriff Jowett, and her
fifteen year old Bon Kenneth at the
Jewett homo In Whltofield, seven
miles from hero. Snow diod this afternoon.
SAILS ON BIRTHDAY
NEW YORK. Doe. 22. Former
Senator Frank . Kellogg of Minne
sota, recently appointed ambassador
to Great lirituiu to succeed Colonel
George Harvey, sailed today aboard
the President Harding to take up his
duties.
"My ambition is to preserve and
make stronger the present peaceful
and cordial relations existing between
Great Ilritaili and tho United States,"
Mr. Kellogg said.
Today is Mr. Kollogg's 67th birthday.
Our line of
Christmas Candies
Will please and satisfy all tastes,
have box candles at
50c up to $3.50 box
Wo
Also- nlco line of Bulk Candles
at
The store that Is advertising for a
name. .-..i. .:-
C. E. Whitemrin
Corner Main and Grape